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I am struggling at the moment

I am struggling at the moment

I don't know why I am really writing this. There seems to be part of me which says that I need to pull my head in and do this alone and another part who so desperately wants to reach out for help. I am really struggling. I'm not coping at all. For much of the day I've thought about all the reasons to die and there are hundreds. There is also one reason to live that keeps me here. I can't let down my oldest son and cut out his trip of a lifetime. He would have to come home and pick up all the pieces for everyone. I keep telling myself I have to hold on until he comes back and then I can let go but this keeps me waiting to die not choosing to live. I have a cold sore that now goes from the corner of my eye the length of my nose and it's slowly creeping across my face from stress. It started on Wednesday and each morning I wake to find more of my face engulfed by it. I am so tired. I am so sorry to write this and I know I'm so lucky to have friends on here that care. I don't want anyone to have to deal with this as it is so depressing so I started this thread as a way of saying that I'm not well when writing here and please don't feel obliged to read or respond.

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@Teej

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Thank you all. I'm feeling very lost .... and sufficiently groggy to be found. Eternally yours, the drama queen. 💜🤗

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Hey @Teej ..... always, always good to see you ❣️

Drama queen is allowed, in my book ..... probably cos I am one too ...... entitled to our feelings and how we feel about our feelings .....

Be kind to you 💜💕

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Remember this one @Teej ^^^^ ? You posted it ages ago, and I kept it ..... it's the most gorgeous reminder to take baby-steps there is ..... ❣️

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💜🌹 @Teej ....

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@Teej

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Thanks @Faith-and-Hope , @Snowie @CheerBear , @Maggie , @Sans911 , @CheerBear @Appleblossom @outlander

I want to write this before I have another Centrlink assessment in a few hours.

im sorry that I dragged you all into my drama. I'm also incredibly grateful. Although a really heavy post in a desperate state the other night I'm glad I got it in words, not so glad for those who read them. I read that post to my therapist yesterday and cried.
I also saw my psychiatrist the day after and she saw fir the first time the back end result of me falling apart. I don't think she was aware of what it looked like. I guess in hindsight that is because I haven't been in such a dark hole and acted on it in that way for a long time. I know she was surprised and she was trying to work out what went wrong. I think it was a breaking point for me.
I'm so hoping today that I get the support I so desperately need from centrelink today in the form of further exemption. I need to breathe again and start to live again because I've spent so much time trying to survive lately and I feel wrecked.
I feel like I'm at the beginning of putting pieces together but know that is going to be very messy still. I still have lots of dark and twisty stuff that many of of us have.
Writing this now I know that after my centrelink appointment I may have a huge emotional response but I wanted to let you know how grateful I was for your support. 💜🤗

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No need to be sorry @Teej

I am glad that you felt comfortable enough here to post. Shows an enormous amount of courage.

I hope your centrelink appointment goes ok.

Lots of love and hugs

Snowie xoxo

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I echo what @Snowie said @Teej . 💜💜💜💜😘😘

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From me too @Teej ^^^

I know you struggle with having vented the way you did, but I feel proud of you for reaching out and expressing yourself ..... perhaps it's worth working on that happening with less self-incrimination and guit-inducing co-existing not-good-for-your-health stuff, which can be worked on with strategies and alternate pathways ?

Love and hugs, and I hope it goes well.

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